About this episode

The episode discusses the life and legacy of Chief Joseph, a prominent leader of the Nez Perce tribe, featuring guest Will from How the West Was F#cked.

Chief Joseph was a leader of a Wallowa band of Nez Perce that became a legend and myth in his own time. Joining us is Will from How the West Was F#cked! Sources: Nerburn, Kent. Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce : The Untold Story of an American Tragedy. New York, NY, Harpersanfrancicso, 2005. Sharfstein, Daniel J. Thunder in the Mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2018. ‌

People in this episode

Hosts: Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon

Guest: Will

Topics covered

• Nez Perce
• Chief Joseph
• American history
• Native American leadership
• historical analysis

Keywords

• Chief Joseph
• Nez Perce
• American tragedy
• historical figures
• Native American history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: How the West Was F#cked!, Harpersanfrancicso, W.W. Norton & Company

Books & works: Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce : The Untold Story of an American Tragedy, Thunder in the Mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War

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